Umeda Erika
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Umeda Erika is a former member of the Hello! Project group °C-ute.
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Profile
- Name: Umeda Erika (梅田えりか)
- Birth Date: 1991-05-24
- Nickname: Ume-san, Ume-chan, Eri-chan, Umekichi
- Blood type: A
- Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
- Height: 170 cm (5'7")
- Favorite Subject: Music
- Favorite Brand/Designer: CECIL McBEE, JSG
- Hobby: Collecting stickers
- Special Skill: Cooking
- Strong Point: Friendly personality, can get along with anyone
- Weak Point: Selfish, can be shy
- Habit: Spreading my legs because I'm always wearing pants
- Favorite Color: Pink, yellow, white, light blue
- Favorite Flower: Tulip, hibiscus, rose
- Disliked Thing/Thing to do: Studying, exercise
- Scared of: Dad, bugs, monsters
- Favorite Movie: "Tonari no Totoro," "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi"
- Favorite Book: "TV Pia"
- Favorite Word: "Mirai" (future)
- Favorite Season: Winter, summer
- Favorite Food: Edamame, beef jerky, pizza, ice-cream, cake, melon, soramame, chocolate, senbei, cookies
- Least Favorite Food: Meat
- Favorite Song: "White Love" (SPEED), "LOVE Machine" (Morning Musume)
- Charm Point: Legs
- Hello! Project Groups:
- Hello! Project Kids
- ZYX (2003)
- °C-ute (2005–2009)
- ZYX-α (2009)
- Shuffle Groups:
- 2004: H.P. All Stars
- Other:
- Little Gatas (2004–2007)
- Mix Gatas (2006–2007)
- Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2007–2009)
History
Umeda Erika is the oldest Hello! Project Kids member. She was a part of the first Kids-featured unit ZYX and was also a back-up dancer in performances of Fujimoto Miki's "Boogie Train '03." She is now a member of °C-ute.
She was also a member of Mix Gatas until she was added to Gatas Brilhantes H.P. in April, 2007.
On August 1, 2009, it was announced that she would be graduating from °C-ute and Hello! Project at the end of their current tour on October 25, 2009. She hopes to become a fashion model.
Works
Movies
- [2002-12] 仔犬ダンの物語 Koinu Dan no Monogatari (Puppy DAN's story)
Trivia
- She has three Shih Tzus (RAMU-chan, MUU-chan, RUNA-chan.)
- More recently, she has named her favorite food as yakiniku, her least favorite food as bitter melon, and her charm point as "a row of 3 moles on the right of my cheek."
- Yaguchi Mari gave her the nickname Ume-chan.
- Is good friends with Natsuyaki Miyabi (Berryz Koubou).
